41.1306° N, 85.1289° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 6, 1981 · 16:28 local
Place
Ft Wayne, IN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1827W
Reported as
Beech A36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,958 total980 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot aborted takeoff due to nose heavy condition. Airplane landed hard on nose gear which collapsed. Auto pilot on
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO NOSE HEAVY CONDITION. AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON NOSE GEAR WHICH COLLAPSED. AUTO PILOT ON